C# String - ToCharArray() Method

The C# ToCharArray() method returns an array of characters which contains the characters of a string or a part of string.

Note: This method can be overloaded by passing different type of arguments to it.

Syntax

public char[] ToCharArray();
public char[] ToCharArray(int startIndex, int length);

Parameters

`startIndex`	Specify the start index of the substring in the given string.
`length`	Specify the length of the substring.

Return Value

Returns the array of characters.

Exception

Throws ArgumentOutOfRangeException, if the startIndex or length is less than zero.

Example:

In the example below, ToCharArray() method is used to create an array of characters from the string called MyStr.

using System;

class MyProgram {
  static void Main(string[] args) {
    string MyStr = "Hello World";
    char[] arr1, arr2;

    arr1 = MyStr.ToCharArray();
    arr2 = MyStr.ToCharArray(6, 5);

    Console.Write("arr1 contains: ");
    foreach (char c in arr1)
      Console.Write(c + " ");
    Console.Write("\narr2 contains: ");
    foreach (char c in arr2)
      Console.Write(c + " ");
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

arr1 contains: H e l l o   W o r l d 
arr2 contains: W o r l d

❮ C# String Methods